Rejoice when we fall…
We must rejoice when we would fall into various trials and endure every sort of anguish of soul and body or ordeals in this world for the sake of eternal life.
–Saint Francis of Assisi (1181–1226)
Unite myself with God…
The knowledge that it was impossible to do anything of myself greatly simplified my task. Confident that the rest would be given me over and above, the one aim of my interior life was to unite myself more and more closely with God.
–Saint Therese Lisieux (1873-1897)
Deeds more than words…
Love ought to consist of deeds more than of words.
–Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556)
Undertake nothing without…
Undertake nothing without consulting God.
–Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556)
Foretaste of hell…
There is no sin or wrong that gives a man a foretaste of hell in this life as anger and impatience.
–Saint Catherine of Siena (1347-1380)
Making no progress…
I insist again: your foundation must not consist of prayer and contemplation alone: unless you acquire the virtues and practice them, you will always be dwarfs; and no worse fate may befall you than making no progress, for you know that to stop is to go back- if you love, you will never be content to come to a standstill.
–Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
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